Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-02

banners floating in the breeze, marched
sOuthssrd along the pike to a point
this side Of URion Cemetery, while the
other half Of the procession under the
command Of Captain Joseph Hughes,
v1th bands playing, and Union flags
aud banners gaily floating IN the breeze
marched through Bridge and WASH
ington, and Cross streets, To the Cedar
Spring road, aud took poEiuoD in the
pOrtheas. corner Of the north east field,
cd he North farm. aud within sight #
Moisr's Spring AIDS on horseback
dashed hiIher and tbith.r, suggestive
of '.tbe time for action bad eoms."
4 hospital and ambulance IN full
sight, awakened thoughts Of wounded,
dying, and dead men A body of Un-
ion Cavalry, under command Of Cap
tain g W Burcb6sld took position on
the left OF the Union infantry. and
about the same time rebel battery
under command OF Capt Join P.una-
baker tooz position near the southneSt
corner Of the field. while the battery vas
being planted behind = fragment of worm
fence, The rebel Infsptry under Cap
tsiR Mcf lsllan had come over from the
Pike aud was showing Itseli eastward
Of, bat within supporting distance Of
the battery And on the right of the
infantry came the Rebel cavalry IN fine
style usdsr the command CT Captain
Luke Davi.. The dashing troopers
were Ioon botly engaged with each
other IN which the pistol loudly crsek-
cd ard sabers cleaned aud changed,
aud horsemen shouted but not q sol
Gisr tell. If General Joe Hooker had
been present. be could safely have
doubled the reward that be offered for
dead cRvslrvua1.
Tie cavalry fight brought the skirm-
Ish lines led by Captain Joseph Mar
tin, Tor the Union forces, and Captain
Alonsa FasIck, for the rebel forces IN
to a hot engagement, which brought
on a general battle. There we're lass
than a 1000 men engaged.
The battle ragged WIrh victory hang
ing trsmb!ingly IN tAe balance for full
two hours. Csptsin Jacob VIII con-
mauder OF the ar bulanos force had 8
tull supply OF detailed soldiers, with
sretcuers to carry the wounded with
in ambulance reach, by which convey
ance they we're speedily taken 20 the
where the treatment was OF
such magical kind, that ali that was
necessary to do with the victims of the
field of battle was TO push them into
the tent at one side. and out At the
other side and they were well. Eleven |
soldiers we're thus magIcaiiy
treated.
While the desperate battle between
he infantry and artillery force Of the
armies was going on. the cavalry was
'ngsgsd in n hand 10 hand fight on the 1
asst side Of the coEteRding armies, I
nd al one time the whole cavalry force .
sme together IN fearful charge BE-
wecn the infsniry columns aud direct
: IN range of the artillery, aud rsceiy
! the fire o.. both c1nteuiIng armies
hare as such cloud Or smoke Wien
als dreadful encounter took place.
la, the spectators csu d not tel. friend
rJu foe, tut the cavalry got through
1rbout losing a man. which sas oHIug
D the fact that the vesprus had al
sea loaded VITA blsut eaTtudgrs
Tie rattle of the mu.ketry was heard
= people hyiug miles away IL every
rand charge the Rebel. gave utter
nee 20 their characteristic yell. while
- peculiar cheer Of ths Unior Usn
laIaly Indicated vhen they bad gain
d su adyantsgr 10 the strife But e.
had been predostined BY the pro
rams q battle. that tie Rebels should
e overcome and oapItu.ate, A. tie
cal rebel, DAD AZ Appotomax, the sham
attic came 20 .os- a. ( O'Clock ?
D hy tho Union Army stormiug their
? - aud capturing their cannon, and /
bring them to terms under cap tula- /
iou, IN which they were allowed the ]
privilege Of carrying their arms Re
sersed IN the march TO town, whore the I.
broke ranks To meet in
THE COURT House.,
At : o'clock p. NJ. IN the evening.
where speeches Snd camp frs stories
had been programmed for the evenings
Comrades Rodgers, A
kinscu, Gsrmsn, Allison, Marks, Nc
C.clian and others, whose names arc
not at hand, delivered speacne, and r.
lated "reminiscences. The veterans had
= good time aud they had a large aud
ienos to look at their parade aud wit
ness their battle field and Court House
entertainment
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